Great Ming: I, Chongzhen, Take the Throne and Turn the Tide

I, Chongzhen, opened my eyes in the seventh year of the Tianqi era. There were still a full seventeen years before the dead end on Coal Hill recorded in the history books. Beyond the passes, Hong Taiji had only just taken the throne. In Liaodong, the land had not yet been entirely lost. On Pi Island, Mao Wenlong was still biting at the heels of the Later Jin. And at court, the all-powerful Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years had only just been demoted to Fengyang! The names that would one day shine through the darkest times of history were all still here! Sun Chuanting could train a new army, Lu Xiangsheng could guard the northern frontier, and Sun Chengzong was a seasoned statesman... As for that courier named Li Zicheng, perhaps he should be sent to Liaodong to serve as a company commander? This time, I will use these seventeen years to renew the fortunes of the realm beneath the sun and moon, and ensure they never fade.